contestation

[ kon-te-stey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of contesting; controversy; dispute.
2. an assertion contended for.

Other Words From

• noncon·tes·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of contestation¹

1540–50; (< Middle French ) < Latin contestātiōn- (stem of contestātiō ). See contest, -ation

Example Sentences

"The election in KwaZulu-Natal could become very messy - expect a lot disputes and contestation over the results," Prof Calland said.

From BBC

Bushnell’s and Azzarello’s deaths both resonate with and differ from these instances of self-killing — which are in large part responses to colonial and state violence, contestations of unlivable structural inequalities — in significant ways.

From Salon

“Especially during difficult moments of intense political contestation, it is essential that all members of our university community respect each other and not engage in authoritarian power plays.”

From Los Angeles Times

In these contestations, Hamilton, the head of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis group, returns to the decadal survey: It’s a fairly democratic process, and it repeatedly put MSR on top.

From Salon

The snowballing movement of contestation in France is another manifestation of a global food crisis worsened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major food producer.

From Seattle Times